The dungeon “The Other Side” in WoW: Shadowlands is getting nerfed. You will soon have more time to complete the dungeon.
In recent days, Blizzard has made a lot of adjustments to the balance of World of Warcraft. In the dungeons, especially on the “Mythic+” difficulty, there were still some issues, which is why the developers already yesterday applied significant nerfs to four dungeons. Now it is also affecting “The Other Side”. The 39-minute timer was stricter than in other dungeons. So it is now being loosened up a bit.
What is changing? The timer for “The Other Side” is increasing. Instead of 39 minutes, you now have 41 minutes to defeat all four bosses and enough trash mobs to overcome the challenge on “Mythic+”. The available time is increasing by 2 minutes.
The changes are live now, and you should notice them on your next “M+” visit to the dungeon.
Bwonsamdi is happy – because you have more time to help him.
Why does “The Other Side” take so long? There are several reasons that make “The Other Side” significantly longer than the other Shadowlands dungeons. Although the dungeon has only four bosses, there are some areas with quite a few trash mobs, where it is challenging to fight multiple groups simultaneously and save time. Especially before the intermediary Xy’exa, there are numerous wildlife and invisible enemies that must be defeated, which prolongs the dungeon.
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Additionally, the dungeon is full of small passages where players must wait and the timer keeps running – for example, right after defeating a boss. Players then absorb the mojo of the defeated bosses and remain there for several seconds. Longer travel times are also added because you have to backtrack through passages repeatedly.
Did you have problems with the timer in “The Other Side”? Or did you always manage to complete the dungeon easily within the time limit? If so, at what difficulty?
In Pokémon GO, January 2021 kicks off with numerous events. Details about Spotlight Hours, Raid Bosses, and the New Year’s event have been announced.
What’s new: The new year in Pokémon GO starts again with numerous events. Niantic has revealed the first celebrations for 2021.
After the Community Day for January is already set, there are now also details on additional events. Here’s an overview for you.
6 Raid Bosses in January 2021
After having Kyurem in Level 5 Raids for over a month in December, there is now a bit more variety. A total of 6 legendary or mythical Pokémon have been announced. These include:
Ho-Oh: January 1 at 10:00 PM to January 5 at 10:00 AM
Genesect with Flame Module: January 5 at 10:00 AM to January 12 at 10:00 AM
Heatran: January 12 at 10:00 AM to January 19 at 10:00 AM
Kyogre and Groudon: January 19 at 10:00 AM to January 26 at 10:00 AM
Surprise Pokémon: From January 26 at 10:00 AM until unknown
The Level 5 Raids will switch weekly, bringing a lot of rotation to the raid system.
Genesect will be interesting. The Pokémon has been available without a special module until now. It will now carry the Flame Module, allowing it to use Fire attacks.
Changes in Mega Raids: Mega Blastoise returns to raids in January. Additionally, an unknown Mega Pokémon will celebrate its debut on January 19. Further details will be shared later.
What is a Spotlight Hour? This event takes place every Tuesday in Pokémon GO and highlights a Pokémon for one hour.
Also in January 2021, there will be such an event every Tuesday. Each week features a different exciting Pokémon to catch.
Tuesday, January 5
What bonuses are there? The first Spotlight Hour in January focuses on Yorkleff. This dog Pokémon is already available as Shiny, and during the event, there will be double Stardust for catching Pokémon.
Tuesday, January 12
What bonuses are there? Here you can catch Driftloon everywhere. This ghost Pokémon is already available as Shiny. Additionally, there will be double XP for catching Pokémon during the event.
Tuesday, January 19
What bonuses are there? In the 3rd Spotlight Hour in January, Knilz is in the spotlight. This Pokémon is currently not available as Shiny. Additionally, you will receive double candies for catching Pokémon.
Tuesday, January 26
What bonuses are there? In the last hour of January, everything revolves around Phanpy. This monster is also not yet available as Shiny. As a bonus, there will be double candies for transferring Pokémon.
Research Breakthrough in January 2021
What’s in the research breakthrough: From January 1 at 10:00 PM, you can obtain Chansey in the research breakthrough. This pink Pokémon can also be encountered as Shiny and will be available until February 1 at 10:00 PM.
You receive the research breakthrough after completing field research on a total of 7 days.
New Year’s Event to Kickstart 2021
When does the event run? It’s the first event of the new year! It starts on December 31 at 10:00 PM and ends on January 4 at 10:00 PM.
These are the bonuses: The event is intended to celebrate the new year, and some Pokémon will therefore wear a party hat. We list all bonuses here for you:
Double candies and Stardust on hatched eggs
Halved hatch distance for eggs
Blubas with 2020 glasses is available and evolves into Blubras with 2021 glasses
Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu with New Year hats are available
Isso hatches with Pichu from 2 km eggs
Rattikarl, Woingenau, and Waumpel with party hats are available in Level 1 Raids
Evoli with party hat can be obtained through quests
New avatar clothing
In the event, you will again meet a lot of costumed Pokémon. Such monsters can already be found in the Christmas event.
What do you think of the new events in January? Are you excited for Pokémon GO in the new year? Let us know in the comments.
Currently, however, there is also criticism of the game. The Community Day should rather bring new Shinies:
The streaming platform Twitch permanently banned a professional Valorant player because her child wrote in the chat. This is prohibited. However, the circumstances of the ban were so devastating that a wave of outrage broke out, and Twitch felt compelled to lift the ban.
Which streamer is involved? The 21-year-old Taynah Yukimi is a professional player in the shooter Valorant. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil, and competes for the team INTZ Angels, which consists solely of women. Brazil is probably the country worldwide where women play the most significant role in e-sports and gaming.
Under the name “Tayhuhu,” Taynah Yukimi mainly streams Valorant on Twitch. She has gradually managed to establish herself on the platform in recent months. At the moment, she has about 33,000 followers.
What kind of ban was that? The streamer was permanently banned from Twitch because her young daughter interacted with her chat unsupervised. This is against Twitch rules.
Streamer was finally able to earn money for her family
This is what the streamer said: Over Twitter, the Valorant streamer described her situation in Portuguese, completely distraught. Everything she had worked for for months crumbled in an instant.
Taynah Yukimi says:
She had streamed for a year in front of 5, 10, or 20 viewers to get her channel going
Now she finally has 300 live viewers, and the channel is growing – and now she is getting banned
Her father is in Japan to earn money. He had to leave his wife and granddaughter behind. The family apparently needs every real urgently
She has been trying hard as a streamer to contribute to the family and was finally close to her goal
Now Twitch permanently bans her just because her young daughter appeared, saw the chat, and typed something while she was in the kitchen making food to “put food in their bellies”
No one at Twitch is responding to her now; she can’t create an account, can’t do anything; her world is falling apart
As a Brazilian, the 21-year-old wrote entirely in all-caps and adorned her message with plenty of strong language. It was very emotional.
There was also a video in which she appeared defeated, sad, and desperate.
The YouTube channel “Esports Talk” covered the case of the Brazilian streamer (via youtube). A permanent ban is entirely disproportionate. They cited as a counterexample a Twitch streamer who was banned for only 3 days despite streaming completely naked.
When it comes to bans, the context must always be considered, as Twitch itself emphasizes: Even though it is against Twitch rules for minors to interact with the chat, that was certainly not the intention in this case. The child simply saw people writing in the chat and interacted with it. That isn’t so severe.
Also, Rod Breslau, a more influential e-sports journalist with a large Twitter account, spread the story. Once again, the ban caused confusion among many users. Twitch’s behavior was found to be inexplicable. The streaming platform has been constantly under criticism lately due to issues with the music industry.
This is how Twitch reacted: The streamer was unbanned from Twitch without comment.
Tayhuhu thanked her fans on Twitter and posted a photo of herself and her daughter. In her first stream, she had almost 2,000 viewers – significantly more than her previous record of 300 at the time she was banned.
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In any case, the example of the Brazilian streamer with her daughter shows that the global community has the ability to prompt Twitch to rethink, which could set a precedent.
Ban was probably due to the child’s nudity
Update 22.12., 20:23: The situation has now turned out to be a bit different in hindsight. The streamer assumed she was banned because her daughter interacted with the chat unsupervised.
Now she has learned from Twitch that her channel was banned for violating the “nudity rules”: For accidental nudity.
The streamer believes this must be because her daughter takes off her shirt in the high temperatures in Brazil. However, the streamer denied that her daughter was completely naked. She would have been wearing shorts or diapers.
The outfit was probably considered too suggestive by Twitch.
There have been discussions for years about Twitch’s ban policy, particularly regarding female streamers. For example, in 2019, the streamer Quoqco was banned for a cosplay as Chun-Li. She believed at that time that trolls had targeted her.
The first testers explore the world of Diablo Immortal and show on social channels what they find. Some players have discovered an event where they must fight against other players. Anyone who plays or has played WoW Classic will likely recognize the event.
This is what PvP looks like in Diablo Immortal: The technical alpha test of Diablo Immortal is currently underway, and interested players can explore the world of the upcoming mobile ARPG. Many features of the game are already available, such as dungeons, bounties, and events.
Events are randomly appearing tasks in an area that you should solve as you approach them. The Twitter user sVr has noticed a special event where he needs to open a chest.
However, this isn’t as easy as it sounds, as the chest can only be opened by the ‘Worthy.’ Who is worthy is determined by PvP. The act of opening the chest itself takes some time, during which players can be interrupted:
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Diablo Immortal will be an MMO where you can encounter other players in the open world. Several players can randomly participate in the event and beat each other up in the event area so that in the end, one can loot.
The Gurubashi Arena in Diablo Immortal?
What the arena has to do with WoW: Anyone who has played World of Warcraft or is currently playing in WoW Classic might know this principle. This is exactly how the Gurubashi Arena in Stranglethorn Vale works.
The pirate Störtebrecher places his chest in the middle of the arena every three hours and invites players to fight for the loot. From then on, it’s every man for himself, including those from the same faction.
Anyone who manages to open the chest gets a particularly sought-after piece of jewelry and the chance for additional loot. However, the player must not be interrupted, which proves tricky when every attack interrupts the opening.
The Gurubashi Arena – There were sometimes very long fights over the chest. Image source: WoWWiki
In Diablo 3, PvP worked differently. There, you could register directly for an instanced arena to compete against other players in a confined space. However, this feature was not very popular. In the open world, you don’t encounter other players outside your group.
What else is in Diablo Immortal? Immortal also draws from other areas of WoW, such as with its dungeons, weekly rewards, or server structure. More content is coming in the future, which will always remain free.
Whether PvP will ever play a bigger role than in this event remains uncertain. A lot can still change. If you want to get a picture of Diablo Immortal for yourself, you can simply register for the currently ongoing alpha test. With a bit of luck, you will be selected and can participate on your iOS or Android device.
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In FIFA 21, new Freeze cards are landing today in Ultimate Team. These come with improved stats and new positions. Two cards stand out in particular.
Here are the new Freeze cards: After leaks had already hinted at it, there are now actually five new Freeze cards to be found in the packs of Ultimate Team. They join the current 3rd RTTF team, which is still available.
These 5 players are new
New additions include:
Chiellini (89) as CDM
Saint-Maximin (86) as Forward
Dembélé (86) as Forward
Gosens (85) as Center-Back
Alex Moreno (84) as Right-Back
Additionally, a new SBC and a new weekly objective have been announced, through which you can secure more Freeze players. There is now Capa (85/CDM) as a challenge player and Aouar (86/ST) from the Squad Building Challenge.
All the cards are quite interesting overall. But two of them are likely to cause a bit more fear and panic in the coming days than the others.
Dembélé and Saint-Maximin get very strong cards
What makes both of them so dangerous: Both Dembélé and Saint-Maximin are among the absolute meta cards in FIFA 21. They are both extremely fast, skilled at dribbling, and also good at finishing. Both also have the feared status of being 5-star skillers, with Dembélé having 5 stars on his weak foot as well. Saint-Maximin has 4, making him not much worse off.
A forward that means business
Both are usually found on the left wing or in left midfield. However, with the new Freeze card, they can play centrally in attack. As French players, they also offer good chemistry options for the left side. They can be easily integrated into various teams.
With the Freeze cards, both have also received an upgrade to 86. In short, both cards are likely to cause quite a bit of trouble when found in the opponent’s team.
The only question remains how many players will actually play them: Because on the transfer market, both cards are likely to become extremely expensive – and to get them in packs, you need a lot of luck.
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It will learn the exclusive move Counter and will appear in large numbers in all possible locations in the game. Generally, the shiny variant of the event Pokémon is much easier to catch on Community Day. This is expected to be the case with Machop as well.
Machop is a strong Pokémon; its evolution, Machamp, is one of the best Fighting-type attackers in the game. Nevertheless, the announcement did not bring joy to all trainers.
For the Community Day, the Fighting Pokémon is ready
An old Pokémon and Shiny
This is the problem with Machop: While the Pokémon itself is quite popular and trainers can use the Community Day to farm XL Candy for Machamp, there is a lot of criticism about the choice. This is expressed, for example, under the announcement of the Community Day on Twitter (via Twitter).
One point raised is that Machop was one of four Pokémon from which trainers could choose the event Pokémon for February last January. Back then, players chose Rhyhorn instead of Machop. Now the Pokémon is being pushed, which lost to Rhyhorn in the selection back then (via reddit).
But that’s not the only point of criticism.
The shiny family has been around for a while
Another issue that several trainers mention concerns shinies. Machop has been available as shiny for a while now. Many trainers would prefer Pokémon that have not yet been released in their shiny version.
Around the criticism is that such a Community Day with a well-known and actually rare shiny would “devalue” that variant. New shinies would be equally good for all trainers, but old shinies that were painstakingly collected would suddenly be available to everyone. As a reddit user writes: “I’m unhappy with a Community Day that features shinies that have already been released. It makes my shiny Machamp feel less special.” (via reddit).
The final point raised is that Machop is also a first-generation Pokémon that has been in the game for a long time. Instead of using starters from the new generations, another Kanto Pokémon is being used.
This is not the last time Kanto will play an important role in Pokémon GO. In February 2021, there will be a huge event centered around the original Pokémon – including all shinies from this generation.
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Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is the largest gaming YouTuber in the world – at least according to YouTube itself. In a stream, she has accidentally shown how much she earns. Her monthly income is likely to exceed the annual salary of many of you.
Who is Valkyrae? The streamer, who is part of the e-sports organization 100 Thieves, has been streaming exclusively on YouTube since early 2020. At that time, YouTube snagged various big Twitch streamers to build up its gaming section, including Valkyrae.
Immediately after the switch from Twitch, things initially went poorly for Valkyrae. The views didn’t come in right away, and there was even less revenue than before her time on YouTube. Only later, in the summer of 2020, did the numbers suddenly explode, when Among Us became a hit out of nowhere.
Valkyrae benefited the most from this boom. In October 2020, she was crowned the greatest gaming YouTuber in the world by the head of YouTube Gaming, Ryan Watt. Currently, her channel has over 2.64 million subscribers. It seems to be paying off, as it turns out now.
$173,000 in a Month
This is what Valkyrae earns: In a recent stream, Valkyrae accidentally revealed her earnings. In a brief shot, you can see what she has earned in the past 28 days. As the internet goes, there are of course screenshots of it:
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According to the screenshot, Valkyrae earned a whopping $172,908.21 in 28 days. That’s over €142,000. And she actually earned 6% less than in the previous 28 days, according to the breakdown shown.
These are just the earnings she receives from monetizing videos on YouTube, without potential partnerships and sponsors.
How does that compare? What Valkyrae earns is already a substantial sum. However, the best-paid gamers on Twitch, YouTube, and others according to our list from January 2020 earn even more. At the top was Tyler “Ninja” Blevins with $17 million a year.
The 9-year-old Ryan Kaji outshines everyone – even Valkyrae and Ninja.
There is also competition for Valkyrae on YouTube itself. The biggest is a little boy. Because currently a 9-year-old child is earning the most money on YouTube. Ryan Kaji runs a channel about toys and makes more money than well-known YouTubers like Markiplier. Stars like PewDiePie don’t even appear in the top 10.
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The Weekly Reset brings players in Destiny 2 today, December 22, new weekly activities and a fresh Nightfall. But what else can the Guardians accomplish?
Which MMO-shooters failed in 2020 and what the current state of Destiny, The Division, and others is can be found in our MMO-Shooter review from MeinMMO.
. You adjust the difficulty level during this activity yourself.
Playlist Strikes are available with these modifiers:
Ark’s Burn
Grenadier
Blackout
It should be noted here that the burn modifier does not change all week long. The other modifiers rotate daily, though.
Crucible: You can play these playlists and modes in PvP:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Survival
Survival: Freelance
Conflict
Petra Venj is currently (Curse Week 3) found for a week in the area “Rheasilvia” of the Dreaming City. Furthermore, currently, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.
These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 12 of Destiny 2
This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful Loot is available in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Accordingly, higher tiers grant you higher power boosts.
Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
Pinnacle Gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes above 1250 and up to a maximum of 1260)
For several days now, the Alpha of Diablo Immortal has been playable, and many well-known streamers and YouTubers have already checked it out. One of them was initially more than skeptical: Rhykker. However, he now believes that Diablo Immortal does many things very well, sometimes better than Diablo 3.
Who is Rhykker? Rhykker is a YouTuber and streamer who specializes in Diablo. He is possibly the most well-known Diablo player, and his videos are considered a primary resource for questions related to Diablo. As he himself states, he makes a living from Diablo.
Now the Alpha of Diablo Immortal is running, and Rhykker has played it. There is hardly any trace left of his former skepticism.
Diablo Immortal is “surprisingly good”
This is what Rhykker says now: In his assessment of the alpha, Rhykker calls the new Diablo Immortal a “Diablo 3.5”. It takes many elements from Diablo 3 and makes them better without simply being a mobile port:
[Diablo Immortal] basically takes Diablo 3 apart as if it were a kind of LEGO set and reconstructs it specifically as a mobile MMO. In doing so, it discards some pieces and instead takes others from another set. Diablo Immortal is entirely made to be a mobile experience.
Although he is a PC player himself and can’t really stand consoles or mobile games, Rhykker liked the new Diablo. The gameplay feels “surprisingly good,” and he found it enjoyable to simply be able to play a round on the couch. The controls are ideal for that.
Diablo Immortal will be a genuine MMO with appropriate features. Some of these fit well into the game, while others annoy experts like Rhykker. We have embedded his video with the review here for you:
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What does he like about Diablo Immortal? Rhykker compares some of the elements from Diablo 3 that Diablo Immortal takes and adapts or even improves. In short, these are:
Bounties – They don’t take as long in Diablo Immortal and integrate better into the game, not pulling the player out of the action as much.
Portals – The “Elder Rifts” are a mix of Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts. You don’t need a keystone, but loot is only at the end.
Legendary items – Instead of just enhancing a skill with ridiculous values, Legendaries in Diablo Immortal have the potential to define a build around them. They feel more significant.
Crafting – In Diablo Immortal, you enhance your favorite gear instead of creating many (mostly useless) things at the blacksmith.
Paragon – Points are no longer just distributed randomly across various windows but placed into skill trees that support your playstyle.
Even the combat feels better in Diablo Immortal than in many action RPGs on PC, though Rhykker doesn’t provide specific examples.
What bothers him? The biggest criticism from Rhykker’s point of view is the monetization. Diablo Immortal is free to play, but there is a cash shop. In it, while there is no equipment, there are better versions of specific upgrade items that you can earn.
This means the game is not pay to win, but pay to progress, which many players would equate with pay to win in his view. He finds that inappropriate for a PC game, but for mobile standards, it’s more than fair.
Personally, he also misses the feeling of loot. The Diablo series has always been about a ton of random drops that can strengthen the character or not. Diablo Immortal relies on an upgrade system. Rhykker himself doesn’t think that’s great, but that’s just a personal preference.
This is what other streamers say: Rhykker is not the only one praising Diablo Immortal. Some of the biggest YouTubers and top 5 streamers on Twitch think similarly about the new mobile ARPG.
Kripparrian says on Twitter: “Pretty good implementation of Diablo on mobile, but I find it hard to play for more than a few hours without autoplay/PC emulator. Big plus: The graphics look fantastic. Big minus: It seems like gear drops and monsters scale with the level in the zone.”
Bluddshed says in his video: “I feel like there are a lot of little things that go a long way. […] Everything feels so meaningful. […] I like the gameplay so far. I just think they should add one or two more activities.”
The Twitch streamer Leviathan praises on Twitter: “I’ve never enjoyed waiting in my eye doctor’s waiting room so much as now, since I can complete bounties in Diablo Immortal while the doctor is late. This is just the best.”
Our colleagues from GameStar have also been positively surprised by Diablo Immortal so far. After being able to play for several hours, they believe: Blizzard’s most hated game is much better than expected.
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Diablo Immortal is coming to iOS and Android devices. Controller support is being discussed but is not yet planned. PC emulators should work, but are not officially supported. The developers have not yet revealed exactly when it will be released.
Currently, Diablo Immortal is in a technical alpha, where much can still change. A lot is certainly not final yet. If you want to test it yourself, you can find here on MeinMMO how to register for the alpha of Diablo Immortal.
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In Fortnite there is currently a bundle that gives you the chance to get 3 Marvel skins. Among them is the skin of Black Panther, which has often been requested.
Here is the Black Panther: Currently, you can find the bundle “Marvel Royalty & Warriors Pack” in the Fortnite shop. There you can get 3 skins for $24.99.
The bundle includes the skins of:
Black Panther
Taskmaster
Captain Marvel
These are 3 Marvel characters that you can now snatch in the package again. Already in the last season, which revolved around the Marvel heroes, there were numerous skins from this universe.
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Black Panther finally in the shop – What’s behind it
Why is Black Panther so popular? Black Panther has been portrayed in recent years by actor Chadwick Boseman. The actor passed away this year and many fans mourned him and his role as Black Panther.
There was also mourning for him in Fortnite. Fortnite introduced a statue of Black Panther into the game shortly after his death, where then numerous players pilgrimaged and mourned. However, a skin of the character never made it into the game, but that has now changed.
So there is a free emote: In addition to the skin of Black Panther, there is also the Wakanda Forever emote available for free. However, you must complete a few small tasks:
Play 10 rounds
Play 5 rounds in Duo or Squad
Survive 500 opponents
If you have completed these simple tasks, the emote will be in your inventory.
The emote is available due to the Christmas event in Fortnite. This event offers new tasks every day that reward cosmetics. This time, there is the emote that honors Black Panther and his origin.
Soon there could also be a lot of action in Fortnite due to vehicles. A leak already announces it:
The MOBA Wild Rift seems simple at first glance, but offers many strategic and complex elements. To help new players find their way, some LoL players have published tips and tricks on reddit. We have summarized the most important ones for you.
What is important? The biggest problem that many players currently see in Wild Rift is the lack of taking the right roles in the game. There are 5 different ones:
Even in champion selection, these positions are often not taken into account because every player would rather play champions they like. However, it is often more sensible to step back and fill a missing position rather than ending up with 3 AD carries or 3 mid laners.
Therefore, try to be proficient with a champion in each position before starting ranked games.
At the start of the game, it is also important that one of the two teams plays on a mirrored map. If this is the case for your team, you will see arrows at the beginning pointing to the solo and duo lane.
If you play the top laner, you go to the solo lane
Carry and support always go to the duo lane.
Only the duo lane is occupied by two players. The mid lane, the solo lane, and the jungle are each managed by one player.
The lanes in LoL Wild Rift.
Why is that? When a minion dies, it gives experience points to nearby champions. However, if two or more champions from one team are there, the experience is shared among them. This slows down your ability to learn new skills and also puts you at a disadvantage in stats. Each level-up brings additional health and mana, for example.
Therefore, one tries to play as solo as possible.
However, the AD carry is the weakest role at the start of a game but incredibly strong at the end. Therefore, they have a support by their side to help them in the endgame. As a support, it is important that you do not “steal” minions by killing them (getting the so-called “last hit”).
The Summoner Spells
What spells are there? Wild Rift offers you 7 summoner spells:
Flash – A short teleport
Ghost – Temporarily makes you run faster
Heal – Heals a bit and makes you run 1 second faster
Barrier – Creates a shield with extra health points for 2 seconds
Exhaust – Weakens the opponent’s damage and speed
Ignite – Burns the opponent and deals damage over 5 seconds
Smite – Deals damage to monsters and later also to champions
Which one should you choose? Almost every champion uses Flash as the first of the two summoner spells. The ability is strong for escaping from the enemy or for chasing them.
The situation is a bit different for the second ability:
AD carries usually use Heal or Barrier to survive. If you play aggressively, Ignite is also possible.
Mid laners usually rely on Ignite to win the 1v1
Supports mostly use Exhaust to protect their own AD carry or Ignite to finish off enemies. Many supports currently rely on Heal in Wild Rift, which is not very effective. The healing for allies is rather low.
For top laners, Ignite is also a good choice. Some champions also benefit from Ghost, such as melee champions like Nasus. Exhaust can also help in winning the 1v1.
Junglers, on the other hand, always use Smite as their second summoner spell. This is important at the beginning to kill jungle creatures and later for the bigger opponents Dragon and Baron. With the “True Damage,” Smite deals exactly the damage stated in the description. This also allows you to steal larger jungle creatures when your opponents are attacking them. You just need to hit Smite at the right moment.
These are the summoner spells. They can also be moved, making it easier to reach them.
What it’s really about in a round of Wild Rift
Many players focus on killing other players in Wild Rift. However, this is not as crucial for the course of the game. It is more important to farm gold and control objectives on the map.
How do you farm gold? The most effective method is to “last hit” minions. For every dead minion, you earn gold. If you execute the killing blow yourself, you get about four times the gold.
So who gives the killing blow to all enemy minions while the opponent does not gets a huge advantage in gold and can buy more items later. Whoever has more items usually wins the fights and generally the game.
On the left, the last hit gives 65 gold, while on the right you only get 16 for standing by.
While there is also gold for killing enemy players, even if that succeeds, you can still be at a disadvantage if the opponent has achieved more last hits.
If you want to become really good, you will gradually learn the so-called wave management. This allows you to control whether you let your minions run into the enemy tower, making it harder for the enemy to land their last hits. Alternatively, you can ensure that your minions are always positioned further back than the enemies’. This forces the enemy to move further away from their tower and risks getting killed by you or your jungler. An example of how this works is shown in this video:
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The Towers: Many players also underestimate the objectives on the map. Especially the towers are important as they bring gold, but above all visibility and safety on the map. You can retreat to towers to be better protected from enemies. Without this protection, you have to play more defensively or risk being killed unexpectedly.
Furthermore, towers must be destroyed to access the enemy base. Especially the third tower of each lane plays a role. Once this is defeated, more minions will spawn on the lane for you, causing your minions to defeat the enemies repeatedly and repeatedly invade the enemy’s base.
Baron, Herald, and Dragon: Three interesting creatures are waiting for you in the river:
The Herald occupies the place of the Baron until minute 10. When it is defeated, you can summon it for yourself. Afterwards, it attempts to destroy enemy towers. You should attack the Herald with at least 2 players.
The Dragon gives your team gold and buffs and should be attacked with at least 3 players. Once several of them are defeated, an Ancestor Dragon appears, making your team even stronger during the kill.
The Baron appears after minute 10 and replaces the Herald. It should always be attacked with as many players as possible and only when you know where your opponents are (preferably, most of them are dead). It temporarily grants you a buff that strengthens minions around you and allows you to return to base more quickly.
The Baron is a powerful creature but also brings a strong buff when defeated.
Use the recommended items
If you do not want to intensively engage with the item system of Wild Rift, you can trust the suggested items from Riot Games. In many cases, the items are the best, only situationally it might sometimes be wiser to build them in a different order.
Especially do not underestimate the shoes and the active items that result from them. An invulnerability effect like that of Zhonya’s Hourglass or escaping from a stun with Mercury is extremely helpful.
Always ensure “Vision” on the map
We have already shared this tip with you, but it keeps coming up as a topic. At the start, every player has an item that can be placed and that grants visibility. With this, you protect yourself from surprise attacks but also help your team to see where and how enemies are moving.
It is best to place these wards in bushes and at spots where enemies often walk.
It is also important that you work intensively with the map. You should constantly keep an eye on it to see if you are being attacked unexpectedly, if your enemies are attacking one of the jungle creatures or if an ally needs help. The minimap is extremely important in both LoL games.
Do not fight alone
LoL is a team game, and you should keep this in mind at all times. So try not to win alone and definitely do not charge into the entire enemy team alone hoping for a kill.
You are most valuable when you move as a team and take out enemies together.
Also use the pings that are available to you on the right side of the game. By holding down a button, a map appears, allowing you to trigger a ping at any location. This way, you can communicate with allies without chat and without a lot of effort.
Wild Rift ranks among the best games we can play on smartphones at MeinMMO. You can find more interesting titles in this list:
The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) offers a variety of raids, called trials. We want to know from you via a survey which one you think is the coolest.
The Elder Scrolls Online is considered one of the best MMORPGs for solo players. However, it also puts a lot of emphasis on group content. Raids are naturally part of it. In ESO, they are called trials or in German Prüfungen.
What is this about? You can tackle these raids with 12 players consisting of tanks, healers, and DPS. Coordination and teamwork are crucial to handle all the boss mechanics well. Really good guilds can complete a raid on the first day after release.
You can attempt each raid in normal mode or in a veteran version. In veteran mode, you can also play the hard mode.
We at MeinMMO would now like to know from you which of the ESO trials is your favorite. It doesn’t matter whether you find it the most fun or especially like the atmosphere; just tell us your favorite.
How do you vote? In the following survey tool, you can vote for your favorite raid. Just click the title of the trial you want to choose. You only have one vote, so let us know your absolute favorite.
The survey runs until December 27th and will be evaluated here at MeinMMO on December 28th, with the winner announced. Feel free to tell us in the comments why that particular raid is your favorite. Informative and cool comments may find their way into the article about the respective trial.
The MMORPG Black Desert will receive a new class named Nova just before Christmas. It combines two already existing classes. Despite this mix, it is well received by the community.
Update December 22: The Nova class is now live in the game. Along with it, the new winter season has started.
What kind of class is this? Nova is a warrior who uses a large shield and a mace as weapons. She has many AoE skills and also relies on frost attacks. With this, she can even freeze enemies on a large scale.
The gameplay is as action-packed and visually impressive as usual. Like almost every class, she can charge at her enemies and control them with crowd control.
When will the class be available? Nova will be available on December 22 for PC and consoles PS4, PS5, and both Xbox generations.
Starting from December 16, you can pre-create the new class, customize its appearance according to your wishes, and secure the appropriate name.
In preparation for the new class, an event has been running since today, December 13, where you can unlock general rewards, as well as underwear and earrings for Nova.
Praise and Criticism for the New Class
How is the class received? Although some animations and concepts of Nova bear strong resemblance to already existing classes, many fans are satisfied with her:
They are excited to level a new class that looks very action-packed.
Moreover, Nova can summon helpers who will fight alongside her. Hardly any of the 20 classes in Black Desert have this.
The only point of criticism is that Nova is female. Recently, with the Hashashin, a male class was introduced, but before that, there were two female classes in a row with Gardia and Shai.
Anyone who wants to learn more about Nova can also find a short story teaser on YouTube:
These season servers are perfect for newcomers, and even veterans can use them to level the new class and earn additional rewards.
Thanks to the season servers, entering Black Desert has never been easier, as revealed by the player we interviewed who was the first to reach level 66 in Europe:
Are there promo codes again? Yes, in line with the event for the new class, Pearl Abyss has released new promo codes:
BDOVALK
Get 1 x Valk’s Rat (+100)
BDOICED
Get 1 x “[Event] Burning Jade Flame” and combine it with “[Event] Winter Egg” to receive a young Rauno of rank 4.
BDOHAMM
Get 2 x “J’s Hammer of Loyalty” which can be used starting December 16, 2020 (after maintenance).
All codes are redeemable until January 20, 2021, and are only valid for PC. If you play Black Desert through the normal client, you can redeem the codes here. Players on Steam need to go to the main menu of the game and click on “Redeem” there.
Black Desert has been one of the most beautiful and popular MMORPGs you can play for years. You are not limited to PC but can also use consoles. Black Desert is even playable on next-gen, just like some other titles:
In Pokémon GO the Spotlight Hour with Schneppke starts today, December 22. We show you the Shinies and bonuses in the event.
What is a Spotlight Hour? This event takes place every Tuesday in Pokémon GO. For one hour, a special Pokémon is featured and appears everywhere.
Today is all about Schneppke. The Ice-type Pokémon also kicks off the Christmas event, which has also started today.
All information about the Spotlight Hour with Schneppke
When does it start? The Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM local time and lasts exactly one hour. Afterwards, normal spawns from the Christmas event will return.
These are the bonuses: During the hour, spawns will be increased and Schneppke will appear everywhere.
Additionally, there are double candies for sending Pokémon. Instead of one candy, you will receive two.
Is there Shiny Schneppke? Yes, you can catch this Pokémon as a Shiny for several years now. It is blue instead of brown. Here you can see the Shiny form:
Is the event worthwhile? The double candies for sending are quite useful and can also be easily obtained from the sofa. So if you are not on a Shiny hunt, you can sort your Pokémon box during the hour and collect a few more candies.
This is also useful for the XL Candies, as 100 regular candies can be turned into one XL Candy. If you send a lot of Pokémon, this exchange is definitely worth it.
14-year-old eSports player Anders Vejrgang has dominated the Weekend League in FIFA 21 in recent weeks. He has now set a new impressive record.
This is Anders Vejrgang: Anders Vejrgang is only 14 years old but is already a successful eSports player. Currently, the Dane plays for the FIFA team of the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Due to his age, Vejrgang is not allowed to participate in most official tournaments, which typically require a minimum age of 16. However, he consistently plays in the Weekend League – and very successfully at that.
For weeks he has been competing in FUT Champions without losing a single game. Last weekend it finally happened: Vejrgang remained undefeated in his tenth weekend in FUT Champions and secured his 300th win with 0 losses. A world record that he also celebrated on Twitter:
In the tweet he ironically writes “Still no shower and no sunlight, and no Bruno penalties for another week, sorry haters”. A reaction to the ever-repeating unfriendly comments. The Bruno reference pertains to a match during a tournament he lost after a Bruno Fernandes penalty, in which he reacted very emotionally to the defeat. However, this match did not take place in the Weekend League – thus he still stands at 0 losses there.
Anyone who has ever played in the Weekend League will understand how hard that is. A weekend without a loss is already an achievement that seems completely impossible for the majority of FIFA players. How does the young player do it?
This is how Vejrgang maintains his perfect record
This is what his team looks like: Not surprisingly, the Dane plays with a team that combines the best players in FIFA 21. It surely helps his record that he has players like
Cristiano Ronaldo
Neymar
Mbappé
The icon Ronaldo
Gullit
Vieira
and other top FIFA players like Rashford or Adama Traoré at his disposal. This is an advantage that “normal” players rarely have. However, such teams can also be seen with many other pros.
When watching games of Anders Vejrgang, one thing stands out: countless skill moves. The eSports player is just immensely good at outplaying his opponents with tricks. Especially the Elastico, which was nerfed in an update, but is still strong, seems to be at the top of his trick repertoire.
He uses it repeatedly to get into good shooting and passing positions, applying a small speed boost to press into tight spaces. Once his top forwards have free run, the finishing is almost unstoppable.
He had an exciting match that one can watch well in a friendly match against the German pro Proownez (via YouTube). Vejrgang won the match 5:2:
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In addition, he delivers a lot of passes after sending his players into open spaces. One constantly sees him mix long balls among many short passes to players, with whom he then moves into good finishing positions and consistently finds the back of the net. Especially offensively, the young player is extremely consistent – and so far, his goal tally has been enough to prevent losses in the Weekend League.
In the MMORPG Tibia, there is an item, a white dress, that was traded for 2 billion GP, the in-game currency. That would be about €5,500 on the black market. The item is unique, which makes it so valuable.
What is this item? The “White Dress” is a white dress in the cult MMORPG Tibia (1997). The dress has no stats or any special ability. The only special thing about the item: there is only one White Dress.
Not beautiful, but really rare.
Item introduced to celebrate a special wedding in the MMORPG
The item “White Dress” is something of a legend in Tibia. The dress apparently appeared in 2002 or 2003 in the MMORPG (via tibiamysteries). It was created as a wedding gift: Two game masters entered into matrimony. The White Dress served as the wedding gown.
One of the game masters, a princess from Australia, is considered the first owner of the White Dress.
The exciting part was that this item then only sporadically appeared for the next 17 years when it was offered for sale somewhere. For a long time, the White Dress was considered lost. It was suspected that a collector bought it for a high price in 2017 and had since stored it somewhere.
What is the item worth? Now the “White Dress” has resurfaced. Someone donated the item to a guild, which was then able to auction it at an event. The guild “Red Rose” celebrated its 22nd birthday in the MMORPG Tibia.
As reported on reddit, the item was auctioned for 2kkk, which is 2 billion GP – the currency of the game. This corresponds to a black market value of €5,500 if one were to acquire the in-game currency for real money, as the Polish site mmorpg.org.pl states.
In the MMORPG Justice Online, it was once about more than a million euros.
If you think that €5,500 is already far too much money in an MMORPG, take a look at this story about the MMORPG Justice Online: Someone invested €1.3 million in their character. But a friend sold him for €500. A bargain. The case went to court:
In GTA Online there is a car available for you again since December 22nd. We at MeinMMO show you how to get the Grotti Brioso 300 for free. This is a Christmas gift from Rockstar Games.
What is happening in GTA Online? On December 22, 2020, the Christmas event in the game started. In the next few days, you can expect in-game bonuses and festive decorations in apartments and offices.
The car gift can be found since the morning of December 22 in GTA Online. The gift consists of a cute “Fiat 500” lookalike. In the game, the vehicle is from the brand Grotti and the model is called Brioso 300.
Normally, the vehicle costs 610,000 GTA dollars. But right now you can get it for free. You have until December 30th to pick up the car for free. After that, the offer expires. So grab the car as quickly as you can. We will show you how to collect the gift.
Get Brioso 300 for free in GTA Online
How does it work? Log into GTA Online now and open your phone in the game.
Visit “Travel and Transport”
Select the dealer “Southern San Andreas Super Autos”
At the very top, you will find the Brioso 300
It is on sale for $0
Choose a color and order the car to one of your garages
Then the Brioso 300 will come to you for free. However, keep in mind that tuning is still charged. Only the acquisition is free and the car will appear to you untuned.
You have many tuning options to choose from. You can design the car classically and inconspicuously with a suitcase on the luggage rack or dress it up visually with carbon parts.
This is really fun now: You can chase the little fun mobile directly through the streets. Because since December 22nd it is snowing in GTA Online. The snowy paths are perfect for targeted drift inserts.
Expensive podium vehicle: Then head to the casino in the game. Because there is a new car waiting on the podium. The Tyrus belongs to players who manage to land on the car field during the lucky wheel spin.
The mobile game League of Legends: Wild Rift is a huge success just 2 weeks after its beta launch. We look at the player numbers and ratings of the mobile MOBA.
Here’s the situation with Wild Rift: The mobile MOBA from the world of League of Legends has been in open beta since December 10. Anyone interested can download the game in their app store.
The interest in the game seems to be enormous. Wild Rift has been downloaded over 10 million times on the Google Play Store alone. The ratings are good and players seem eager for more.
These are the download numbers for Wild Rift
This is how it goes for Android players: According to the Play Store for Android, the game has been downloaded “more than 10 million” times. In addition, there are over 570,000 ratings (as of December 22 at 11:00 AM).
This is how it goes for iOS players: There is no information on download numbers here, but it has at least 17,500 ratings in the App Store. To put this into perspective: Pokémon GO has about 308,000 ratings, but has also been on the market for over 4 years and is considered one of the largest mobile games in the world.
Daniel Ahmad, a video game analyst, also published data from Sensortower, a reputable analytics website, on Twitter. According to the analysis, Wild Rift had already surpassed 12.5 million downloads worldwide on December 18. The number is expected to have increased over the past 4 days.
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Furthermore, Wild Rift is said to have generated over 10 million dollars by December 18 alone. The most successful markets for the mobile MOBA are Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Turkey, and Russia. This is particularly noteworthy because Vietnam, like Europe, could only start on December 10.
Other Asian countries were able to access Wild Rift as early as October 27.
In general, the ratings are good. However, there are some points of criticism that should not be overlooked.
Wild Rift is well received by many players.
We present here some ratings from users:
ZomSkull 05 writes in the Play Store: “The app is really great. Super graphics, the control is also good. Sure, it’s a beta and there are bugs, but they are limited. It’s not pay to win, which is wonderful.”
Marvin G. states in the Play Store: “A good idea in itself, but it still needs to be revised. Ranked is currently not playable because you cannot express your position wishes before entering the queue. This leads to discussions during the pick phase about who plays what, and most of the time some positions are doubled up.”
Ricko_Xperiance gives a positive review in the Play Store: “It’s the perfect start for newcomers as the choice of heroes is well manageable and not like on the PC where someone just obliterates you. The controls have been well optimized, and players from Mobile Legends will have no problems.”
What is praised? There are numerous surprised ratings from players who did not expect Wild Rift to be so captivating. The graphics are praised, and many players seem to be comfortable with the controls.
Furthermore, beginners are said to be well integrated, and the entry is easy for numerous players, sometimes even easier than in the PC version.
What is criticized? The most criticism is directed at the position selection in ranked mode. You cannot set your position in advance and must coordinate with your team. This has led to problems for many commentators, resulting in criticism. Here Riot Games has already confirmed that a role selection feature is coming soon.
Moreover, smaller bugs are repeatedly criticized, which some players accept and attribute to the beta phase.
We at MeinMMO have also identified some points where Wild Rift still needs to improve. You can find them here:
For Call of Duty: Cold War and Warzone, 3 very special weapon blueprints are on the way. Leaks now show for the first time the so-called “Mastercraft Bundles” that everyone will envy you for.
A soldier is not just a soldier: A famous saying goes, “War… War remains the same” and this also applies in Call of Duty. But what is constantly changing and has more customization options than ever before are the soldiers fighting in these virtual wars.
In Black Ops: Cold War and Warzone, you can choose from countless cosmetic customizations and thus wreak havoc on the battlefield with your very own fighter. A cool operator here, an animated emblem there, and with your rare weapon blueprints from the Battle Pass cleaning up is twice as fun.
In CoD, it’s a good tone to make the lobby envious with rare skins and mock opponents in the killcam looking good.
AK-47 takes off as a rocket weapon soon
Leakers have now found a weapon skin that takes the appearance of your guns to a whole new level. We present the rocket-AK:
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What do we see here? Normally, a blueprint changes the colors of the weapons and details like a bandaged barrel are added. However, the discovered skin for the AK-47 literally transforms the weapon into a rocket:
On the stock of the weapon, there are 4 turbines that expel fire.
While aiming, the typical fins stick out, which resemble a shark fin protruding from the rocket fuselage.
It gets crazy during reloading: The AK then activates the afterburners, and the nozzles give it some serious gas.
The poor soldier almost loses the weapon from his hands. Only with great effort can he control the weapon.
The name of the blueprint is supposed to be “Rocket Science” and is to be part of one of 3 Mastercraft Bundles. The skin fits perfectly into the setting of Cold War, where the fear of the world-ending atomic rocket was always a present danger.
This is what the AK-47 looks like “plain” without any frills
This is why players are concerned: The crazy blueprints are well received. Something like the rocket skin has probably never been seen in any Call of Duty before. Anyone who sees the rocket for the first time in the killcam will likely be quite surprised and ask what just erased them.
Now players fear that such an extravagant skin won’t be cheap. Activision charges 1,800 to 2,400 CoD points (approximately 20 €) for bundles that include an operator skin and/or a blueprint.
Some fear that the new bundles could be even more expensive. How much the Mastercraft bundles will ultimately cost or when the skin will exactly appear is not evident from the leak.
What do you think about the presented blueprints? Are you into customizing your soldiers and making the lobby jealous with crazy skins? Or does a weapon only need to be able to shoot for you, and the appearance doesn’t matter? Let us know in the comments.
Forbes has named 9-year-old Ryan Kaji the highest-paid YouTuber in the world for the year 2020. With estimated earnings of $29.5 million from YouTube, the toy expert is far ahead of gaming YouTubers like Markiplier and Preston Arsement. PewDiePie is not on the list.
What kind of list is this? Forbes magazine is known for its “Highest Earners” lists. In the list “The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars of 2020” (via Forbes), the 10 financially most successful YouTubers in the world are presented:
The list includes estimated earnings from June 1, 2019, to June 1, 2020
The list is based on data from various sources and interviews with industry insiders
Only individuals who primarily earn their money through YouTube qualify for the list
9-Year-Old Builds Toy Empire
How does the 9-year-old make so much money? Ryan Kaji already had his own YouTube channel “Ryan ToysReview” at the age of 4. The channel has now grown to 25 million subscribers. There is a new video every day.
The channel mostly offers a mix of video diary entries from a 9-year-old and unboxing videos of toys. In addition to English, the channel is also available in Japanese and Spanish.
The channel features Ryan’s family. Alongside him are Daddy, Mommy, and his twin sisters. In 2017, the parents made lucrative deals for the then 6-year-old with a startup, since then they have taken over marketing and merchandise for the channel and are apparently quite good at it.
Kaji is somewhat of the world’s most important toy influencer. As Forbes reports, most of the $29.5 million in earnings comes from licensing deals for 5,000 “Ryan’s Worlds” products.
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Ryan’s videos are aimed at children and their parents.
Who is in 2nd place? Trailing behind with only $24 million in earnings is a newcomer on the list, “Mr Beast.” The 22-year-old Jimmy Donaldson is known on YouTube for his stunts and innovative videos. He presents contestants with challenges often involving money. In one video, for instance, people were to spend $1 million in one minute.
This is somewhat of a game show for the YouTube generation.
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The target audience of Mr Beast is likely teenagers and people in their twenties.
What about gamers? There are only 2 gamers in the top 10 list on YouTube.
In 5th place is Mark Fischbach aka Markiplier. He reportedly earned about $19.5 million in 2020. With 27.7 million subscribers, Markiplier is the “mainstream gaming YouTuber.” He uploads a new video daily. If he is in the hospital, he simply posts videos from his hospital bed. Otherwise, he often posts entertaining Let’s Plays.
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Markiplier’s most successful video from 2020 is about Henry Stickman.
Shortly behind Markiplier comes Preston Arsement with $19 million in earnings. The 26-year-old became a star with Minecraft but also makes many prank videos or things with his family.
The American operates several YouTube channels dedicated to other games, including the extremely popular Roblox with children and Call of Duty as a counter-programming. Preston follows the unofficial rules for gaming YouTubers: The thumbnails and video formats adhere to international standards. Hardly a video goes by where he doesn’t look at the viewer with strong emotional expression. And almost every title contains a word written completely in ALL-CAPS.
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This is what it is all about: From a gamer’s perspective, there are several things to note from the list:
Children are an incredibly lucrative field for YouTube and the industry – there are 3 channels in the “Top 10” list that are either run by children under 10 years old or clearly aimed at them
The key to the big earners on YouTube appears to be merchandise deals. Influencers leverage their vast reach to sell their products
Those who want to make money with gaming should probably focus on quantity and release as many videos as possible – this has recently led to criticism from “Videogamedunkey,” who stated: Quality simply does not pay off on YouTube, one must focus on quantity
Ninja will surely also make a lot of money, but through Twitch.
For gamers, Twitch seems to have established itself as the main platform. It shows that YouTube is indeed mixed, while gaming dominates more strongly on Twitch.
